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NY: J & J Harper, 1832. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Uncommon American first editions by the young Harper brothers, a US publisher still in business. Written under a pseudonym by Sir Walter Scott. Uncommon in publishers bindings of paper-backed boards, cloth spine and spine label. Leaves untrimmed. Boards soiled. Vol I and III still firmly bound but covers detached from Vol II.

Dublin/ london: The Talbott Press/ T. Fisher Unwin, 1918. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Unread copy, leaves unopened, edges gently toned (paper stock) in original dustjacket same design as front cover. 156 pages. Dustjacket spine a wee toned.

Lafayette: Junior Leage of Lafayette, Inc. Louisianna, 1974. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 2 volumes, the original a tenth printing (1974, after the first 1967), the sequel (1979) first printing. Both nicely preserved and apparently unused with some modest rubbing to pictorial covers. Both spiral bound. A nice pair.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. Fine book in price-clipped dustjacket with shallow wear spine ends. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR MORRILL AND PHOTOGRAPHER GILPIN on title page. Also inscribed affectionately by Morrill on the half-title to a fellow New Mexican.

various 0. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. TAPESTRY BOOK COLLECTION PLUS UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT A collection of 81 major titles, plus 14 exhibition catalogs on tapestry, in all its features - historical, technical, artistic and cultural - assembled by an independent student of the form over 30 years. The collection includes all the major works of major tapestry scholars like Cavallo, and covers topics like fibers and weaving, dyes, textiles, general histories, European and South American histories, native American craft, etc. (Complete list below). The collection, assembled by Jean P. McMillen, a retired Connecticut public educator, also includes her unpublished manuscript Tapestry: A Full Circle (copyright retained by the creator). Divided in two parts, part 1, in 6 chapters, discusses terminology, design changes, fiber, dyes, equipment, weaving techniques and an historical overview. Part 2, 12 chapters, with each chapter addressing one century of tapestry manufacturing. The chapters are divided… Read More

Soft cover. Very Good. TAXIDERMY EPHEMERA. about 75 pieces, from early 1950s- early 1970s, includes approx. 28 catalogs from hunting and taxidermy firms large and small: Penn Taxidermy Studios (Hazelton PA); MJ Hoffman (Brooklyn NY); Orvis; Maurice Corporation (Portland OR); Whitepanel Co (Bonta LA); Brady's Panels (Pittsburg TX); JW Elwood Supply Co (Omaha NE); Long Lake Cabinet Shop (Harrison MI); Desert Craft (Highspire PA); Van Dyke's (Woonsocket SD); Smallwoods' (Houston TX); G. Schoepfer (New York NY); American Taxidermist Magazine; American Wildlife Studios (Baton Rouge LA); Animal Trap Company of America (Lititz PA and Niagara Falls NY); AND about 40 price lists, flyers, etc for all manner of equipment and supplies from above plus others AND correspondence file with the Northwestern School of Taxidermy, Omaha, NE.

NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1942. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Inscribed by artist Tchelitchew. Stiff paper covers, soem offsetting around edges. Internals fine. Signed books or exhibition catalogs by Tchelitchew are exceedingly uncommon.

NY: Random House, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Inscribed by Anderson to Jane and Bob (Emerson) who managed the Drama Book Shop, the go-to bookstore for theatre professionals and aficionados in Manhattan, for many years.

NY: Random House, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Apparently unread book in very good, moderately soiled dw. SIGNED BY ANDERSON on the ffe. Catholic Actors Guild stamp with Manhattan address on pastedown. Before the Boys in the Band, this was about it. Still, it endures. The Catholic connection adds a nice, ironic touch.

Cambridge MA: Pym-Randall Press, 1969. Limited Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Fine copy, as new really. Limited edition, 200 numbered copies, this copy "G" of the 26 lettered copies, and uncommon thus, signed by Kinsella on limitation colophon. Orange stiff covers, string sewn.

Cambridge MA: Pym-Randall Press, 1969. Limited Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Fine copy, as new really. Limited edition, 200 numbered copies, this number 74, signed by Kinsella on limitation colophon. Gold stiff covers, string sewn.

Philadelphia: Rosenbach Foundation, 1970. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. The true first edition - not the new 2024 edition in a larger format published posthumously by Harper Collins - printed in 1970 as a 32 page pamphlet, measuring 3.5 x 2.5 inches. for a Sendak exhibition at the Philip H. and A. S. W. Rosenbach Foundation in Philadelphia. As new. Scare - only 4 auction records.

various. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Ten titles written and/ or illustrated by prolific children's book author/ illustrator and Caldecott winner Mordicai Gerstein (1935 -2019), each inscribed by him, some with his author/ illustrator wife, Susan Yard Harris, and their young daughter Risa, to a pair of close friends. Some of the books have original sketches by Gerstein. All are in apparently unread condition in at least near fine dustjackets, all unclipped. . All first printings unless otherwise noted. The lot $625. Reciprocal discount applies. Plus shipping. Mordicai Gerstein and Susan Yard Harris. GUESS WHAT? NY: Crown, 1991. Inscribed by both Mordicai and Susan, and daughter Risa and dated 1992. Scarce title - not listed in books by Gerstein on his Wikipedia entry. ANYTIME MAPLESON AND THE HUNGRY BEARS. NY: Harper & Row, 1991. Illustrated by Harris. Inscribed by both Harris "Sue" and Gerstein "Mordicai" and dated Jan 1992 "with love and wishes for stacks of pancakes and syrup… Read More

Washington DC: Librix Continuum, 2002. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. As New. Large folio, elaborately produced, bound in full Italian leather and housed in full leather box, all of which is still in green publisher's storage box. Limited edition, this 66 of 1500 copies, numbered and signed on the title page by one of the book designers and binders John Paul Greenawalt, the other Stephen L. Vanilio. The book was produced in celebration of The Shakespeare Theatre's Production of "Five by Ten", five one-act plays by Tennessee Williams directed by Michael Kahn and Tennessee Williams Explored at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. in 2002. Folio, unpaginated, text double column, with 3 full page illustrations by artist Smith bound in (one of Maggie the cat). Lad-in beneath olive suede panel in the box are another 3 full page illustrations, loose, relating to Glass Menagerie. Dark brown leather case has corner devices, elaborate inner dentelles and interior olive suede… Read More

London: Putnam, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good-. Uncommon cuisine title in original dustjacket with painterly pictorial by William Maclaren. Gift inscription dated 1978 in calliogrpagic script ffe. Dustjacket price-slipped with some professional internal repair. Still, highly presentable.

NY: Two Palms Pess, 2002. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Portfolio of reproductions of 12 wood engravings, 13 loose sheets with Winter's images on the left side of the sheet and Tallman's writings on the right. Some rubbing to title page, else near fine.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. McVicker, Charles (jacket illustration). A novelization of the CBS Television Special.

NY: Princeton Architectural Press, 2013. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/No Dustjacket as Issued. Presentation copy from architect Hardy to Argentinian-born, American architect Cesar Pelli (1926-2019), both signed by Hardy on the title page and inscribed to Pelli on the half title: "Ceasar Can you believe what's happened since we first met? Bravo! Hugh

NY: Doubleday, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. A novel of the Renaissance. An apparently unread copy - no names, inscriptions or bookplates - in an unclipped dustjacket that is seldom found as nice as this.

NY: NADJA, 1979. First Edition Limited. Soft cover. As New. One of 26 lettered copies, this Q. Signed by Kinnell on colophon and by publisher Carol Sturm and pressman Douglas Wolf on added sheet at rear.